While admitting a clilent who is having elective surgery tomorrow, the nurse asks if he has a preferred religion or faith. The client indicates that he does not believe in a higher power and therefore has no preferred religion
The nurse knows that which of the following terms describes the client's feelings about religion?
A) Atheist
B) Jehovah's Witness
C) Agnostic
D) Spiritualist
Ans: A
An atheist is a person who denies the existence of a higher power. An agnostic is one who holds that nothing can be known about the existence of a higher power. Jehovah's Witnesses are an organized religion. A spiritualist is one who believes in spirituality.
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a. Results b. Discussion c. Literature review d. Methods
Which of the following best describes the goal or priority of the nurse advocate?
a. To gain organizational and governmental support for the promotion of nursing objectives b. To improve community service needs identified by research findings c. To integrate evidence-based practice guidelines in the provision of community nursing service d. To promote the client's rights and self-determination
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.